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Wafter hook baits Match the Pandemic baits range Mixed shapes and sizes Free booster liquid (stinks!) £6. 50 WWW. MADBAITS. COM .

Matching pellets in Manilla range 2. 3mm, 4mm and 6mm 900g and 2. 5kg packs Balanced attractor and oil levels £4. 99 and £12.

Midlands carp ace LAWRENCE EAST has been enjoying plenty of success using zigs on his local water. Here are a baker’s dozen of ways you can too. Despite their appearance in plenty of magazine features, DVDs and YouTube videos, zigs still remain a hugely underused tactic. Some people are a little scared of them – as with a lot of things beyond ‘the norm’ – whereas some purists purposely ignore them in favour of more traditional tactics.

The Tackle Box’s Lee Jackson says: I’m always interested when a new range of hooks comes onto the market, although generally a bit disappointed when they resemble patterns that are already available. These hooks are quite a lot different from the norm, however, and are made in the US using surgically sharpening technology. This technology creates a precision-ground, triple-sided point that penetrates with very little pressure, therefore hopefully converting more enquiries into bites. There are something like five patterns in the range, but the ones we have chosen to stock are what we consider are going to be the most popular, the Magnum Wide Gape, Magnum Curved Shank and Magnum Chod, all of which are available in the most popular carp hook sizes.